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It is unnecessary to follow the story further, as the

storming of the Concession and the memorable self- restraint of the defenders, who refused to fire, although they were pelted with stones and belaboured with carrying poles, is already well known. In view of the fact that the Hankow affair was not an unfortunate accident, but was part of an organized procedure inspired by the 'Bolshevists, the British • Government, in our opinion, could not possibly do less than lay their plans for protect- -ing -foreigners in- Shanghai from a similar outburst. In proportion as Shanghai is much larger and much -more densely populated than Hankow so arc the possibilities of an internal rising much graver: